Hawaii Hits All Time High With Kiwi Travellers

More
Kiwis than ever are travelling to Hawaii with Flight Centre
New Zealand reporting a whopping 65% booking increase in
2013, compared to the previous year. The outer islands of
Hawaii are also proving to be the most popular holiday
add-on with an increase of almost 80% year-on-year.

Backed
by Statistics New Zealand reporting the biggest increase in
departures in 2013 was to the United States (US), Flight
Centre is also reporting a booking increase of almost 30% to
Los Angeles and 25% to New York.

To help Kiwis book their
2014 holiday, Travel Expo, New Zealand’s largest travel
show, is being held in Christchurch on 23 February 2014.
Hosted by Flight Centre Limited, the annual Travel Expo
provides travel information, holiday packages, cruises and
exclusive flight discounts, all available on the
day.

Flight Centre New Zealand’s managing director, Mike
Friend, said that Hawaii and the US is going from
strength-to-strength and this is the perfect opportunity for
anyone looking to book an overseas holiday for
2014.

“Hawaii and the US offers the ultimate ‘shop,
surf and sun’ holiday. In comparison to other
traditionally popular holiday destinations, it’s also very
affordable once you’re there because of the huge range of
options available.

“In an already buoyant market, we are
expecting this to be a very successful Travel Expo. With
exclusive deals available on the day, Travel Expo is the
perfect time to book your next holiday.”

The
Christchurch Travel Expo will also feature the inaugural
‘People’s Deal’ promotion, where the public can vote
for the deal of their choice on social media during the week
prior to the show, essentially lowering the price for the
‘chosen deal’ to be featured at Travel Expo.

“Voting
starts online from Monday with customers able to choose
between the Gold Coast, Los Angeles, Fiji, London and
Honolulu. Each vote lowers the price of the destination and
the one that receives the most votes will be featured
exclusively at Travel Expo.

“With exhibitors from
around the world and expert consultants from Flight Centre,
Cruiseabout, Student Flights and Travel Money on hand to
provide you with the latest information on all destinations,
Travel Expo is the place to go for anything travel
related.”

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